名詞季度；一刻鐘；宿舍；四等份之一動詞把…切成（或分成）四部分；給…提供食宿網(wǎng)絡(luò)四分之一；寬大；寬恕
1. at close quarters : 接近地；
2. ask for quarter : 請求饒命；
及物動詞
1. quarter的意思
1. The soldiers were quartered in the village.
士兵們駐扎在村子里。
名詞
1. The marchers came from all quarters.
游行者來自四面八方。
2. From which quarter is the wind blowing?
風(fēng)從哪個方向吹來？
3. quarter的近義詞
3. He was waiting for a quarter of an hour.
他等了一刻鐘了。
4. He traveled in all quarters of the earth when he was young.
他年輕時曾周游世界。
夜生活
A：Smith Steakhouse. Can I help you?
史密斯牛排店。能為您效勞嗎？
B：Yes, I’d like to make a reservation for (two at eight o’clock/ six at seven thirty/ three at a quarter to nine).
好的。我想預(yù)訂一張（八點鐘的兩人臺/ 7點30的六人臺/ 8點45的三人臺）。
1. 夸脫：三骨是港澳地區(qū)對英制三夸脫(Quarter)的諧音. 三夸脫即四分之三寸的意思. 對褲長在四分之三部位的中褲稱為三骨褲. 其長度約在穿著者膝蓋下10厘米~20厘米之間. 這種褲子在港澳地區(qū)穿著者較多,八十年代也曾在我國流行.
2. 學(xué)季：她學(xué)習(xí)優(yōu)異,年紀(jì)輕輕就獲得麻省理科大學(xué)(MIT)電子工程碩士學(xué)位,一年多前再轉(zhuǎn)至史丹福大學(xué)繼續(xù)攻讀博士課程. 周夢瑤曾表示,學(xué)季(quarter)制的史丹福大學(xué)較學(xué)期(semester)制的麻省理工課業(yè)輕鬆得多,并已於去年順利通過博士資格考試.
3. 節(jié)：比賽分為四節(jié) (Quarter) 進(jìn)行,職業(yè)美足及大學(xué)美足每一節(jié)是15分鐘,高中美足則為12分鐘. 中場的休息時間通常是15分鐘,職業(yè)美足目前縮短為12分鐘. 每一隊上半場及下半場各有三次叫停的機(jī)會.
1. 四分之一
A quarter is one of four equal parts of something.
e.g. A quarter of the residents are over 55 years old...
1/4的居民年齡在55歲以上。
e.g. I've got to go in a quarter of an hour...
一刻鐘以后我就得走了。
2. 季度;季
A quarter is a fixed period of three months. Companies often divide their financial year into four quarters.
e.g. The group said results for the third quarter are due on October 29.
該集團(tuán)表示第三季度的結(jié)果將于10月29日公布。
3. 一刻鐘；十五分鐘
When you are telling the time, you use quarter to talk about the fifteen minutes before or after an hour. For example, 8.15 is quarter past eight, and 8.45 is quarter to nine. In American English, you can also say that 8.15 is a quarter after eight and 8.45 is a quarter of nine.
quarter的近義詞
e.g. It was a quarter to six...
當(dāng)時是6點差一刻。
e.g. See you about quarter to nine...
8點45分左右再見。
4. 把…分成四等份
If you quarter something such as a fruit or a vegetable, you cut it into four roughly equal parts.
e.g. Chop the mushrooms and quarter the tomatoes.
把蘑菇切成丁，再把西紅柿切成四瓣。
5. 把…降至原先的四分之一;把…減少四分之三
If the number or size of something is quartered, it is reduced to about a quarter of its previous number or size.
e.g. The doses I suggested for adults could be halved or quartered.
我之前建議成人服用的劑量可以降到1/2或者1/4。
6. (美國或加拿大的)25分硬幣
A quarter is an American or Canadian coin that is worth 25 cents.
e.g. I dropped a quarter into the slot of the pay phone.
我向付費(fèi)電話的投幣孔里投了一枚25分硬幣。
7. (城鎮(zhèn)中某一類人群生活或工作的)區(qū)，地區(qū)
A particular quarter of a town is a part of the town where a particular group of people traditionally live or work.
e.g. Look for hotels in the French Quarter.
在法國人居住區(qū)尋找旅館。
8. (做出反應(yīng)或行動的)某位人士，某個團(tuán)體
To refer to a person or group you may not want to name, you can talk about the reactions or actions from a particular quarter .
e.g. Help came from an unexpected quarter...
援助來自于一個意想不到的團(tuán)體。
e.g. There are fears in some quarters that the republic would have little chance of surviving on its own.
某些人士擔(dān)心共和國獨(dú)立支撐下去的希望很渺茫。
9. (軍人、水手、仆人的)住處，宿舍，營房
The rooms provided for soldiers, sailors, or servants to live in are called their quarters .
e.g. Mckinnon went down from deck to the officers' quarters.
麥金農(nóng)走下甲板，來到軍官們的住處。
10. 為…提供臨時住所
If people are quartered somewhere, they are provided with accommodation for a short time, usually while they are working away from home.
e.g. Our soldiers are quartered in Peredelkino.
我們的士兵在佩列杰利基諾扎營。
11. 近距離地;近在咫尺；接近地
If you do something at close quarters, you do it very near to a particular person or thing.
e.g. You can watch aircraft take off or land at close quarters...
你可以近距離觀察飛機(jī)的起降。
12. 不仁慈；不寬恕
If you say that someone was given no quarter, you mean that they were not treated kindly by someone who had power or control over them.
e.g. This is not war as you learned it. It is brutal work, with no quarter given.
這并不是你所了解的戰(zhàn)爭。它殘酷無情，對人沒有半點憐憫。